Bishop Sutton v Almondsbury

“THE LAKE VIEW”

Bishop Sutton Football Club

Club Officials

Chairman - George Williams

Treasurer Jason Hunt

Secretary - Hannah Downes

First Team Manager Jon Toy

First Team Head Coach - Dean Horseman

Coaches - Dan Spill & Andy Clark

Reserve Team

Manager - Andy Billitteri Coach - Aaron Banfield Secretary Nick Gwyther

Under 18

Manager - Nick Gwyther Assistant - Darren Gould Club Welfare Officer - Barrie Witts

Secretary - Faye Brady

Catering Manager - Aaron O’Connor

Commercial Manager - Angela O’Connor

Website & Programme - Martin McConachie

Volunteers - Merv Williams, Aaron Alford & Ray Winsley

Wick

Sutton,

Goodeveningeveryone,

Tonight, we offer a very warm welcome to players, officials & supporters of our visitors Almondsbury Football Clubaswell as our matchofficials too. We hope that theyall enjoy theirbriefstayinthevillageandhaveasafejourneyhometoo!

NeveradullmomentfollowingSuttonthisseasonandthelasttwogameshaveprovedthat tobetrue! AweekagolastTuesday,wemadeitthroughtothenextroundoftheSomerset PremierCupbeatingPremierDivisionsideAshton&BackwellUnitedonpenalties.Andthat was followed on Saturday by a five goal thriller at second placed Oldland, sadly we came awayonthewrongendofa3 2defeat.Byourreckoning,that’stwentygoalsinourlastfour leaguegames,nowthat’sentertainment!

Finally,abigwelcometoourgenerousmatchsponsorD&DShoeRepairs,thanksforyour support&enjoythegame!

Bishop Sutton Club History

The club was re-formed in 1977 with just an U15 team playing in the Weston-superMareSundayLeagueandthenprogressinginsuccessiveseasonstotheBristolandAvon LeagueU16sandthesecondandfirstdivisionsbeforebeingadmittedintotheSomerset SeniorLeagueforthe1981-82season.

The next ten years were spent climbing through the four divisions before being voted intotheWesternLeagueforseason1991 92.TheFirstDivisionwaswonin1997 98and thenfollowedseventeensuccessiveseasonsinthePremierDivision, thehighlightbeing winningthePremiertitlein2012-13.

Unfortunately our ground grading did not permit progression to the Southern League andalltheteammanagementandplayersthenlefttheclub.RelegationfromthePremier followed at the end of season 2014 15 and we have experienced mixed fortunes in the FirstDivisionsincethen.

Fortheseason2020 21JonToycameinasmanagerbutunfortunatelywewereonlyable toplay10gamesbeforetheseasonwascurtailedduetotheCOVID19pandemic.Having retained a lot of last season’s squad and added a couple of new players, we finished in midtableinseason2021/22.

A big thank you....

... to all our sponsors....

Bishop Sutton

Non-League Footballers Mental Health Championed by Bath Mind and the Toolstation Western League

The Toolstation Western League are working with Bath Mind to pilot a mental health partnership supporting the football family and players in particular.

The six Western League sides located in Bath and North East Somerset have been offered specially created posters, promoting mental health support services designed to help younger people, which can be located into their home and away changing rooms.

Research conducted by the Toolstation Western League earlier this season highlighted that around a quarter of players had considered seeking help with a mental health issue. The subject of mental health was first tackled by the Western League in March 2020, when they launched their Think of a Fan campaign.

Chairman of the Western League, John Pool, explained: “Think of a Fan was our way of remembering that for many fans, football is more than just a game. It’s an important release, a chance to meet friends, get out of the house and have some fun.

Many people are still working through the loneliness and anxiety caused by lockdown, but we must not forget that our players are no different. They are as important to us as any members of our football family and this important partnership with Bath Mind is our way of supporting them.”

As well as changing room posters, Bath Mind have provided leaflets for fans, as well as programme adverts, highlighting the variety of support services they provide. If successful, this initial pilot will be extended by the Western League to cover all 40 Clubs across the South West of England, from Cornwall to Wiltshire.

Hannah Roper, Director of Business Development at Bath Mind, said: “We at Bath Mind are thrilled to be working in partnership with The Toolstation Western League, to support and promote positive mental health for the football community.

Throughout the pandemic Bath Mind has been fighting an epidemic of mental ill-health. We have increased our services to meet the growing needs of our community, and help reduce pressure on NHS services.

Through this pilot we hope to encourage everyone to talk about their mental health, seek help at an early stage and reduce the stigma associated with mental ill-health. As a local, independent charity, Bath Mind relies heavily on local fundraising to keep our services going, therefore we are grateful to The Toolstation Western League and their fans for their fundraising efforts.”

TONIGHT’S

Bishop Sutton

Almondsbury FC

Focus on....

ALMONDSBURY F.C.

1969 Formed as Patchway North End FC and played on Patchway Common in Bristol Regional League

1971 Transferred to Bristol Suburban League, Division 5 finishing runners up & winning the GFA Primary Cup. Youth Section formed with one U13 team playing in Bath & Bristol District League beating an unbeaten Timsbury 1 0 in the League Cup played at Twerton Park.

1974 Move ground to Patchway School & rename club to Patchway Old Boys. The U16 Youth team form the basis of a reserve team & immediately win Division 4 of Suburban League. In subsequent years both the 1st XI & Reserve climb their way up the Suburban League; the first team eventually reaching the Senior League, now known as Premier League 1 both teams winning honours on the way. For a couple years during this period the club play under the name of SAC Technology FC in a sponsorship deal, but this only lasts for a couple of years.

1989 The club moves again to its present location at Almondsbury Sports & Social Centre and become Almondsbury FC. Eventually the ground becomes known as The Field.

1995 An ‘A’ team formed and following the reserve team 21 years previously immediately win Division 4 of the Suburban League.

1996 Youth Section re-form, initially with one team, expanding over the years to seven teams from U10s to U18s.

2001 Bristol Suburban League Champions

2004 Gloucestershire County League Champions & accepted into Division 1 of Toolstation Western League following necessary ground improvements.

2009 Partnership with University of West of England (UWE) & club play under name of Almondsbury UWE FC. Further ground improvements undertaken – floodlights, 2 new stands, improved hospitality facilities. This allowing access to both FA Vase & initially Emirates FA Cup competitions.

2011 Women’s Section formed, starting in Gloucestershire League but eventually gaining promotion to South West League.

2017 Partnership with UWE ends & club goes back to name of Almondsbury FC

2018 As part of FA restructuring club removed from Toolstation League & placed in Division 1 (West) of UHL Sports Hellenic League

2019 As part of FA restructuring club returned to the Toolstation League.

With the reserves....

UHLSPORT SOMERSET COUNTY LEAGUE DIVISION THREE

FIXTURES & RESULTS

Date Opponents Ven. Res. Scorers

Sat 13 Aug Radstock Town Res H L 0 3

Sat20Aug BurnhamUnitedRes A W6 0 Rowland(3),Hynes,Tanner,Hallett

Sat 3 Sep Somerton Town Res H W 6-0 Tanner (2), Brilliant, Hynes, Maddern, Rowland

Sat17Sep Congresbury A L0 8

Sat 24 Sep Draycott H W 3 1 Derrick, Jeng, Marks

Sat1Oct RadstockTownRes(Cup) A L1-7 Rawlings

Sat 8 Oct Nailsea United Res H L 1-2 o.g.,

Tue11Oct PortisheadTown(Cup) A L1-2 Brilliant

Sat15Oct WinscombeRes A

Tue 18 Oct Clevedon United Res H

Sat 5 Nov Yatton & Cleeve Utd Res H

Sat12Nov WorleRangers A

Sat19Nov StGeorgeE-I-G A

Sat 26 Nov Tunley Athletic H

Sat 3 Dec Winscombe Res H

Sat 24 Dec Congresbury H

Sat31Dec Draycott A

Sat7Jan TunleyAthletic A

Sat 14 Jan Fry Club H

Sat21Jan SomertonTownRes A

Sat 28 Jan St George E I G H

Sat4Feb RadstockTownRes A

Sat 11 Feb Worle Rangers H

Sat 18 Feb Burnham United Res H

Sat25Feb NailseaUnitedRes A

Sat18Mar Yatton&CleeveUtdRes A

Sat1Apr ClevedonUtdRes A

With the reserves....

Pos. Team

UHLSPORT SOMERSET COUNTY LEAGUE DIVISION THREE

TABLE

P W D L F A GD Pts

1st Congresbury 7 7 0 0 49 1 48 21

2nd RadstockTownRes 5 4 0 1 18 8 10 12

3rd WorleRangers 4 3 1 0 10 6 4 10

4th BishopSuttonRes 7 3 0 4 16 18 -2 9

5th Yatton&CleeveUtdRes 6 3 0 3 13 26 13 9

6th FryClubRes 5 2 1 2 10 8 2 7

7th NailseaUnitedRes 5 2 1 2 7 8 1 7

8th ClevedonUnitedRes 3 2 0 1 7 3 4 6

9th StGeorgeE I G 6 2 0 4 12 18 6 6

10th Draycott 5 1 0 4 10 16 -6 3

11th SomertonTownRes 3 1 0 2 4 13 9 3

12th WinscombeRes 4 1 0 3 5 15 -10 3

13th TunleyAthletic 3 0 1 2 5 15 10 1

14th BurnhamUnited 3 0 0 3 3 16 -13 0

the under-18’s...

WESTERN COUNTIES FLOODLIGHT YOUTH LEAGUE NORTH DIVISION FIXTURES & RESULTS

Date Opponents

Ven. Res. Scorers

Wed 21 Sep Longwell Green Sports H W5 1Maddern(3),Lewis,Diaw

Thu6Oct HengroveAthletic A L0 1

Thu20Oct PortisheadTown A

Thu 27 Oct AEK Boco H

Mon31Oct LongwellGreenSports A

Thu 24 Nov Hallen H

Thu 8 Dec Chipping Sodbury Town H

Thu15Dec Hallen A

Thu 5 Jan Hengrove Athletic H

Thu 12 Jan Portishead Town H

Wed18Jan ChippingSodburyTown A

Tue24Jan AEKBoco A

WESTERN COUNTIES FLOODLIGHT YOUTH LEAGUE NORTH DIVISION TABLE

Pos. Team P W D L F A GD Pts

1st AEK Boco 3 2 1 0 4 0 4 7

2nd Hengrove Athletic 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6

3rd Portishead Town 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 4

4th Bishop Sutton 2 1 0 1 5 2 3 3

5th Hallen 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 3

6th Longwell Green Sports 4 1 0 3 4 10 6 3

7th Chipping Sodbury Town 2 0 0 2 2 6 4 0

A big thank you to the sponsors of our reserve & under 18 teams...

Away game guide for the Toolstation Western League Division One

AEK Boco GreenbankRoad,Hanham,Bristol BS15

Almondsbury TheField,GloucesterRd,Almondsbury.BS32

Bishop’s Lydeard DarbyWay,Bishop’sLydeard,Taunton.

Brislington IronmouldLane,Brislington,BristolBS4

Bristol Tel. BTRAGround,StockwoodLane,BristolBS14

Cheddar Bowden'sPark,DraycottRoad,Cheddar

FC Bristol OaklandsPark,Almondsbury,BristolBS32

Gillingham Town WoodwaterLane,Gillingham,Dorset

12.2 miles

21.3 miles

41.8 miles

10.8 miles

7.8 miles

12.2 miles

21.3 miles

32.5 miles

Hallen MoorhouseLane,Hallen,BristolBS107RU 17.4 miles

Hengrove Athletic AVBStadium,NortonLane,WhitchurchBS14

Longwell Green ShellardsRoad,LongwellGreen,BristolBS30

7.3 miles

11.2 miles

Nailsea & Tick. FrythWay,Nailsea,BristolBS482AS 14.3 miles

Odd Down CombeHayLane,OddDown,Bath,BA28PA 11.6 miles

Oldland Abbots CastleRoad,OldlandCommon,BristolBS30

Portishead Town BristolRoad,Portishead,BristolBS20

Radstock Town SouthfieldRec.,Southfields,Radstock

Shirehampton TheCreek,ThePortway,SeaMills,Bristol

Tytherington R. HardwickePF,Tytherington,SouthGloucs

Warminster TownWeymouthStreet,Warminster,Wiltshire

Wells City RowdensRoad,Wells,Somerset

Wincanton Town SportsGround,MoorLane,Wincanton

11.7 miles

15.7 miles

10.3 miles

14.2 miles

23.5 miles

25.6 miles

11.4 miles

28.6 miles

Fixtures

Date Opponents Ven. Res. Att. Scorers

2022

Sat30Jul GillinghamTown A W5 0 53 Bird(2),Daggar,Vile,Wilson

Tue 2 Aug Tytherington R H W 4 2 61 Buck (2), Royal, Wilson

Sat 6 Aug Hengrove Athletic H D 1-1 81 Whittaker

Sat13Aug Brislington A L0 1 120

Tue 16 Aug Hallen H L 1-4 51 Buck

Sat 27 Aug Shirehampton H W 3 2 78 Grist (2), Buck

Mon 29 Aug Oldland Abbots H L 0-1 103 -

Sat3Sep BristolTelephones A D1-1 - Wilson

Tue 6 Sep Warminster TownH L 0-1 60 -

Sat 17 Sep Cheddar H D 0-0 52 -

Sat24Sep FCBristol A L2 4 Wilson(2)

Tue 27 Sep Wincanton Town H W 3-148 Wilson, Palmer, og

Sat1Oct AEKBoco A W3 2 Wilson(2),Saunders

Tue 4 Oct Ashton & B (SPC) H D 0-0 (4-3 on penalties)

Sat8Oct OldlandAbbots A L2 3 Wilson(2)

Fri 14 Oct Almondsbury H

Sat 22 Oct Longwell Green H

Sat29Oct LongwellGreen A

Tue 1 Nov Bishop’s Lydeard H

Sat5Nov Nailsea&Tick’nam A

Sat 12 Nov Gillingham Town H

Sat 19 Nov Brislington H

Sat26Nov Shirehampton A

Fixtures

Results

Date Opponents Ven. Res. Att. Scorers

Sat3Dec PortisheadTown A

Sat 10 Dec Bristol Tel. H

Sat17Dec WarminsterTown A

Mon 26 Dec Wells City H

2023

Mon2Jan RadstockTown A

Sat 7 Jan Odd Down (Bath) H

Sat14Jan OddDown(Bath) A

Sat 21 Jan AEK Boco H

Sat28Jan WincantonTown A

Sat4Feb Bishop’sLydeard A

Sat11Feb Hallen A

Sat25Feb HengroveAthletic A

Sat 4 Mar Portishead Town H

Sat11Mar Cheddar A

Sat25Mar TytheringtonR A

Sat 1 Apr FC Bristol H

Fri7Apr WellsCity A

Mon 10 Apr Radstock Town H

Sat 15 Apr Nailsea & Tick H

Sat22Apr Almondsbury A

TBA Wincanton (SPC) H

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